Social Vulnerability in European Cities

The Role of Local Welfare in Times of Crisis
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-46715-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Reihe: Work and Welfare in Europe

What has been the impact on social cohesion of contemporary cities in Europe, of the rise of new social risks and of the recent economic crisis? Focussing on 20 European urban contexts, this book provides an empirical analysis of the socio-economic transformations driving the emergence of new social risks and of the capacity of welfare policies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ranci, C.

Brandsen, T.

Sabatinelli, S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: MACRO TRENDS 1. New Social Risks and the Role of Local Welfare: An Introduction; Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen and Stefania Sabatinelli 2. Social Cohesion and Global Competitiveness: Clustering Cities; Marianna d'Ovidio and Costanzo Ranci PART II: Structural Mechanisms and Social Policy in Local Welfare Systems 3. Changing Labor Markets and the Place of Local Policies; Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson and Stefania Sabatinelli 4. Changing Family Needs and Local Childcare Policies; Laurent Fraisse and Anna Escobedo 5. Cities of Migration: the Challenges of Social Inclusion; Giuliana Costa and Benjamin Ewert 6. Urban Housing Systems in Times of Crisis; Giuliana Costa, Goiko Bežovan, Pietro Palvarini and Taco Brandsen PART III: VULNERABLE GROUPS: COPING WITH UNCERTAINTY 7. Young People Experiencing Work Precariousness: Risks and Opportunities; Lara Maestripieri and Stefania Sabatinelli 8. Lone Mothers: Care Arrangements Between Support and Isolation; Renata Siemie?ska and Ilona Matysiak 9. Vulnerable Migrants: Coping Strategies and Multiple Paths to Social Exclusion; Sandro Cattacin and Patricia Naegeli PART IV: CONCLUSION 10. Local Welfare Systems in Europe in the Age of Austerity; Costanzo Ranci, Taco Brandsen and Stefania Sabatinelli

Über Autor(innen)

Manuel Aguilar, University of Barcelona, Spain

Gojko Be ovan, University of Zagreb, Crotia

Sandro Cattacin, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Giuliana Costa, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

Marianna d'Ovidio, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

Anna Escobedo, University of Barcelona, Spain

Benjamin Ewert, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany

Laurent Fraisse, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire pour la Sociologie Economique, France

Lara Maestripieri, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy

Ilona Matysiak, University of Warsaw, Poland

Patricia Naegeli, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Pietro Palvarini, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy

Renata Siemie?ska, University of Warsaw, Italy